We pray for blessings all the time.
We ask God to help us do this, or do that.
We ask God to watch over our loved ones
and take care of them.
We ask God for guidance.
We ask God for wisdom.
We ask God for protection.
We ask God for healing.
If things turn out the way we want, then we thank God for answering our prayers.
What if we don't get the expected result?
I came upon this song last week that really touched me personally. Take a listen and see what you think.
When Laura Story wrote this song, her husband had just had surgery to remove a brain tumor.
As I think back on all of prayers I fervently asked God to answer, there were so many that didn't get answered, at least not in the way I expected.
I had a pretty uneventful life until I was in my mid-twenties. Things had always seemed to come easily to me - school, home, friends, life.
Since then, I have had my share of heartache and loss.
Miscarriage, five years of infertility. five years of unanswered prayer.
Or was it unanswered?
Those 5 years of working, saving money, and desperately wanting children enabled me to be a stay-at-home mom, something that has been such a blessing to me and my children.
My mother passed away of throat cancer a few years ago.
No answered prayers here.
Well, she always prayed that she would not want
to survive my dad.
She was no longer suffering.
I was given the chance to "be there" for my dad
in his pain.
I became even closer to my dad.
Two years later, my father had a stroke and other health issues.
I knew what a fighter he was and prayed that he would recover.
He passed away 2 months later.
During those last months of his life,
he showed me real determination.
He gave me courage I didn't think I had.
He touched so many people during that time.
During those months, I got to know my brother
like I never had before.
My family pulled together to do what was best for my father.
If all of my prayers had been answered the way I expected,
I would not be the person I am today.
I would not be as strong.
I would not be as wise.
I would not be as courageous.
I would not be as close to God.
We ask God to help us do this, or do that.
We ask God to watch over our loved ones
and take care of them.
We ask God for guidance.
We ask God for wisdom.
We ask God for protection.
We ask God for healing.
If things turn out the way we want, then we thank God for answering our prayers.
What if we don't get the expected result?
I came upon this song last week that really touched me personally. Take a listen and see what you think.
When Laura Story wrote this song, her husband had just had surgery to remove a brain tumor.
As I think back on all of prayers I fervently asked God to answer, there were so many that didn't get answered, at least not in the way I expected.
I had a pretty uneventful life until I was in my mid-twenties. Things had always seemed to come easily to me - school, home, friends, life.
Since then, I have had my share of heartache and loss.
Miscarriage, five years of infertility. five years of unanswered prayer.
Or was it unanswered?
Those 5 years of working, saving money, and desperately wanting children enabled me to be a stay-at-home mom, something that has been such a blessing to me and my children.
My mother passed away of throat cancer a few years ago.
No answered prayers here.
Well, she always prayed that she would not want
to survive my dad.
She was no longer suffering.
I was given the chance to "be there" for my dad
in his pain.
I became even closer to my dad.
Two years later, my father had a stroke and other health issues.
I knew what a fighter he was and prayed that he would recover.
He passed away 2 months later.
During those last months of his life,
he showed me real determination.
He gave me courage I didn't think I had.
He touched so many people during that time.
During those months, I got to know my brother
like I never had before.
My family pulled together to do what was best for my father.
If all of my prayers had been answered the way I expected,
I would not be the person I am today.
I would not be as strong.
I would not be as wise.
I would not be as courageous.
I would not be as close to God.
This brought tears, Gayle. Thank for this.
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